We are pleased to have just released the second incarnation of the Fly Odyssey website. The new site will hopefully provide some inspiration to travel to the many new destinations that we now have available. These include Kuala Rompin, Kalum River Lodge, Hopkins, Belize, Espiritu Santo in Mexico, numerous trout and salmon rivers in Iceland and much more.
The new website can be viewed here Fly Odyssey.
As always if you have any queries about travel for the upcoming year please don't hesitate to get in contact on +44 (0) 1621743711 or email us
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
New Zealand Early Season Update
arly season reports are starting to come in from New Zealand. After a very wet early part of spring the weather settled through October. Unseasonably warm weather all through October and November has even got the cicadas chirping much earlier than normal. These trout proton pills don't usually become active until late January. The stable water levels should mean that by high summer fish should be in peak condition. Hopefully there is some rain through December to ensure that the river levels don't drop to low.
The guys at Owen River Lodge have been putting their clients onto some quality fish as can be seen by the images below.
For anyone interested in booking a last minute trip to New Zealand please don't hesitate to get in touch and we will provide you with upto date availability and local information on where's fishing best.
For more information please call on +44 (0) 1621743711 or email us.
The guys at Owen River Lodge have been putting their clients onto some quality fish as can be seen by the images below.
For anyone interested in booking a last minute trip to New Zealand please don't hesitate to get in touch and we will provide you with upto date availability and local information on where's fishing best.
For more information please call on +44 (0) 1621743711 or email us.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Mexico fly fishing report: Casa Blanca Lodge
Fly Fishing Ascension Bay
Just had this report through from a recently returned client who visited Casa Blanca lodge in Mexico in October. A grand slam plus 25lb snook highlights the truly world class nature of the fishery down there.
Hi Mat,
As the merkins go back in the cupboard for another year I just wanted to write to thank you for an awesome trip to Casa Blanca. We were very luck to have a week of relatively stable weather sandwiched between 2 tropical storms, and experienced some great and varied fishing. I hadn't really appreciated how much water can be reached from the lodge - during our 6 days we spent time in the vast Ascension Bay, the slightly more intimate Espiritu Santo Bay, Santa Rosa lagoon system, and also wandering the surf immediately in front of the lodge.
At the end of the guided fishing day we'd grab a quick cerveza, gulp down some of the amazing hot snacks (that seemed to miraculously appear as soon as we arrived back at the lodge) and then walk no more than 20 minutes or so up the beach to have some great fun with triggerfish and permit tailing amongst the breakers, and jack crevalle marauding at breakneck speed. We did our best impression of 'Running Down the Man!' as we chased the jacks, but fitness hampered our beach-sprinting efforts! There were always bones around the Casa Blanca pier, and usually a few tarpon/cuda/cubera lurking under the pier nights after dinner.....but they are seriously educated fish.
We spent a lot of time chasing permit, and had legitimate shots each day. Most permit did what permit do best, and either entirely ignored our best efforts, or spooked at the sight of our crab/shrimp creations. One of the other guys at the lodge landed his 80th Casa Blanca permit during our week, and he patiently tolerated a ridiculous amount of quizzing about the finer points of fishing for cruising permit on deep flats. Who knows whether it was a result of Joe's advice or plain good luck that we managed to secure the Grand Slam on our final day. The Super Slam was oh so close....next time.
We had some truly exceptional fishing for snook on other days - whether packs of double figure fish herding mullet schools in open water, or shots at 30+ lb brutes (honestly!) skulking under the mangroves. You know it's a big snook when 80lb mono shock tippet is seriously abraded!
The Casa Blanca set-up is very very slick. The food and lodging are really first class, and guides very accomplished (their ability to spot permit at 200+ feet is humbling, as is their ability to spin a Dolphin skiff on a sixpence if needed to take a tricky shot), and lodge managers Bobby and Mike bend over backwards to make sure that no little detail is left neglected. The air charter from Cancun to the lodge was a real treat as we could scan loads of flats from the air...not that we needed to be any more excited prior to our first day's fishing.
Thanks again for a great trip.
James
For more information on fly fishing Casa Blanca lodge or participation in our group trip 2nd-9th April 2011 please email us or call on +44 (0)1621743711.
Fly Odyssey
Just had this report through from a recently returned client who visited Casa Blanca lodge in Mexico in October. A grand slam plus 25lb snook highlights the truly world class nature of the fishery down there.
Hi Mat,
As the merkins go back in the cupboard for another year I just wanted to write to thank you for an awesome trip to Casa Blanca. We were very luck to have a week of relatively stable weather sandwiched between 2 tropical storms, and experienced some great and varied fishing. I hadn't really appreciated how much water can be reached from the lodge - during our 6 days we spent time in the vast Ascension Bay, the slightly more intimate Espiritu Santo Bay, Santa Rosa lagoon system, and also wandering the surf immediately in front of the lodge.
At the end of the guided fishing day we'd grab a quick cerveza, gulp down some of the amazing hot snacks (that seemed to miraculously appear as soon as we arrived back at the lodge) and then walk no more than 20 minutes or so up the beach to have some great fun with triggerfish and permit tailing amongst the breakers, and jack crevalle marauding at breakneck speed. We did our best impression of 'Running Down the Man!' as we chased the jacks, but fitness hampered our beach-sprinting efforts! There were always bones around the Casa Blanca pier, and usually a few tarpon/cuda/cubera lurking under the pier nights after dinner.....but they are seriously educated fish.
We spent a lot of time chasing permit, and had legitimate shots each day. Most permit did what permit do best, and either entirely ignored our best efforts, or spooked at the sight of our crab/shrimp creations. One of the other guys at the lodge landed his 80th Casa Blanca permit during our week, and he patiently tolerated a ridiculous amount of quizzing about the finer points of fishing for cruising permit on deep flats. Who knows whether it was a result of Joe's advice or plain good luck that we managed to secure the Grand Slam on our final day. The Super Slam was oh so close....next time.
We had some truly exceptional fishing for snook on other days - whether packs of double figure fish herding mullet schools in open water, or shots at 30+ lb brutes (honestly!) skulking under the mangroves. You know it's a big snook when 80lb mono shock tippet is seriously abraded!
The Casa Blanca set-up is very very slick. The food and lodging are really first class, and guides very accomplished (their ability to spot permit at 200+ feet is humbling, as is their ability to spin a Dolphin skiff on a sixpence if needed to take a tricky shot), and lodge managers Bobby and Mike bend over backwards to make sure that no little detail is left neglected. The air charter from Cancun to the lodge was a real treat as we could scan loads of flats from the air...not that we needed to be any more excited prior to our first day's fishing.
Thanks again for a great trip.
James
For more information on fly fishing Casa Blanca lodge or participation in our group trip 2nd-9th April 2011 please email us or call on +44 (0)1621743711.
Fly Odyssey
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Christmas Island fly fishing report
Christmas island continues to produce for our clients. Giles Eustice went to Christmas island in search of Giant Trevally and by the sounds of it he found what he was looking for. Here's a few words about his trip and the pictures say it all....
Hey Mat,
Had a very good week on Xmas island. Spent first couple of days on various, waiting for full moon. Had over 20 bones on one day ...many 3/4/5lb fish...saw bigger - had lady fish, triggers and raised 3 good GT's and landed a couple smaller. My guide managed to break my loomis on day one casting and catching a baby bone while I went after a black tip on the flat - result!
Day 3,4 and 5 sorted myself out the best guides for hunting GT's - have heard that guides at the other lodges do a lot of chumming on the edges for GT's so was glad that the guides at the villages do not practise that and fish properly, hunting the fish. Over all caught 15 GT's and some small blue's. Sighted hooked and set an 80lb fish only to have the last inch of line to clear whip around the reel handle - end of!
Caught numerous 25-40lb fish and the one in the photo the guides estimated 55-60 - it felt like a sack of potatoes ! Last day spent hunting the back lagoons and had a good few opportunities on the golden which was awesome fun and cast to a 90-100 GT but followed to the flat and spooked!
Overall caught a good number of GT's - lost the big one (next time) - saw plenty of good size and had enough variety.
Will send a couple of other photo's.
Many thanks
Giles
Christmas island still offers one of the finest flats fishing destinations in the world. From more information on the lodges that we work with, pricing and itineraries please contact us via email or call 01621743711.
Hey Mat,
Had a very good week on Xmas island. Spent first couple of days on various, waiting for full moon. Had over 20 bones on one day ...many 3/4/5lb fish...saw bigger - had lady fish, triggers and raised 3 good GT's and landed a couple smaller. My guide managed to break my loomis on day one casting and catching a baby bone while I went after a black tip on the flat - result!
Day 3,4 and 5 sorted myself out the best guides for hunting GT's - have heard that guides at the other lodges do a lot of chumming on the edges for GT's so was glad that the guides at the villages do not practise that and fish properly, hunting the fish. Over all caught 15 GT's and some small blue's. Sighted hooked and set an 80lb fish only to have the last inch of line to clear whip around the reel handle - end of!
Caught numerous 25-40lb fish and the one in the photo the guides estimated 55-60 - it felt like a sack of potatoes ! Last day spent hunting the back lagoons and had a good few opportunities on the golden which was awesome fun and cast to a 90-100 GT but followed to the flat and spooked!
Overall caught a good number of GT's - lost the big one (next time) - saw plenty of good size and had enough variety.
Will send a couple of other photo's.
Many thanks
Giles
Christmas island still offers one of the finest flats fishing destinations in the world. From more information on the lodges that we work with, pricing and itineraries please contact us via email or call 01621743711.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Upcoming events
We will be involved in a number of UK events in November starting with the British Fly Fair at Stoke on Trent this coming weekend. If you want to come and discuss your travel options for 2011 we will be present at the following locations this November.
30th-31st October, 2011
British Fly Fair International
Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent
4th November, 2011
Farlows, Pall Mall, London
We will be onsite at the Farlows Travel Desk.
Iceland Presentation Days
11th November, 2011
Farlows, Pall Mall
13th November, 2011
Sportfish Reading Store
Fly Odyssey is pleased to invite you to our in-store presentations on the salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing in Iceland. These will be held on Thursday the 11th of November in Farlows, Pall Mall and on Saturday the 13th of November at the Sportfish Reading store.
We are excited that Throstur Ellidason of Strengir Angling Service will be present in store on both days. Throstur was a pioneer of the smolt rearing and release programs in Iceland through the 90's with his work on the Ranga and his current rivers the Breiodalsa and Jokla are proving successful in following a similar path. The Breiodalsa, one of the few big fish rivers in Iceland, had a record year in 2010 with over 1150 fish landed on this 8 rod river which is now famed for its large 2SW fish. A 28 lb fish being the largest landed in 2010. Throstur will be preparing a presentation on the development of smolt release in Iceland from the early years through to its present day that he will present at each store.
As a special offer Throstur will be offering a free days fishing on the Jokla river for any bookings taken on the day for any of the rivers that Throstur has on offer in Iceland in 2011. We will also have 2011 pricing and information on the range of our salmon, sea trout and brown trout rivers we have on offer in 2011 including the Breiodalsa, Jokla, Huseyjarkvisl, Laxa at Leirarsveit, East Ranga, Tungulaekur, Litla, Minnivallalaekur and Svarta.
For more information please contact Mathew McHugh on 01621 743711, Brian Fratel at Farlows on 02074841000 or Tom Festing at Sportfish Reading on 0118 930 3860.
30th-31st October, 2011
British Fly Fair International
Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent
4th November, 2011
Farlows, Pall Mall, London
We will be onsite at the Farlows Travel Desk.
Iceland Presentation Days
11th November, 2011
Farlows, Pall Mall
13th November, 2011
Sportfish Reading Store
Fly Odyssey is pleased to invite you to our in-store presentations on the salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing in Iceland. These will be held on Thursday the 11th of November in Farlows, Pall Mall and on Saturday the 13th of November at the Sportfish Reading store.
We are excited that Throstur Ellidason of Strengir Angling Service will be present in store on both days. Throstur was a pioneer of the smolt rearing and release programs in Iceland through the 90's with his work on the Ranga and his current rivers the Breiodalsa and Jokla are proving successful in following a similar path. The Breiodalsa, one of the few big fish rivers in Iceland, had a record year in 2010 with over 1150 fish landed on this 8 rod river which is now famed for its large 2SW fish. A 28 lb fish being the largest landed in 2010. Throstur will be preparing a presentation on the development of smolt release in Iceland from the early years through to its present day that he will present at each store.
As a special offer Throstur will be offering a free days fishing on the Jokla river for any bookings taken on the day for any of the rivers that Throstur has on offer in Iceland in 2011. We will also have 2011 pricing and information on the range of our salmon, sea trout and brown trout rivers we have on offer in 2011 including the Breiodalsa, Jokla, Huseyjarkvisl, Laxa at Leirarsveit, East Ranga, Tungulaekur, Litla, Minnivallalaekur and Svarta.
For more information please contact Mathew McHugh on 01621 743711, Brian Fratel at Farlows on 02074841000 or Tom Festing at Sportfish Reading on 0118 930 3860.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Mongolia: Float trips
We are pleased to join up with Mongolia River Outfitters to offer Taimen fishing on over 200 miles of wild Mongolian Taimen water. The Mongolian River outfitters have a long history of providing high quality float trips and have been instrumental in setting up the world's first WWF Taimen Sanctuary in Mongolia in 2008. The fishery produces excellent opportunities for Taimen over 50 inches with one angler landing 20 fish in a single day during the recent September trips. We are now able to offer limited access (6 anglers per week) to this catch and release fishery during the short season that it is open in 2011.
In 2011 a full 8 night/6 days fully guided fishing upper river float trip costs from $4990 per rod. Full details will be on the new website soon. Enjoy the images below and if you require further details on the itinerary and pricing please email me or call on +44 1621743711.
All images copyright of Mark Johnstad/Mongolia River Outfitters.
In 2011 a full 8 night/6 days fully guided fishing upper river float trip costs from $4990 per rod. Full details will be on the new website soon. Enjoy the images below and if you require further details on the itinerary and pricing please email me or call on +44 1621743711.
All images copyright of Mark Johnstad/Mongolia River Outfitters.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Christmas island fly fishing report
We had a group of intrepid anglers fishing the past two weeks at The Villages on Christmas Island. The group was led by Toni Karuvaara editor of Chasing Silver magazine who had previously fished Christmas island in 2009. This year the guys were met with some unusal conditions with cold weather which has been linked with El Nina in the Pacific. That meant jumpers in the evening and frigid waters, very unusual for a location that lies virtually on the equator.
Even so the island still produced some awesome captures and a lot of fun. Toni has been kind enough to share some of his brilliant photography with us. For a complete look at his images from the trip please visit his website.
For more information on fly fishing Christmas island and prices and bookings for 2011 please contact us viaemail or call on +44 1621743711.
Even so the island still produced some awesome captures and a lot of fun. Toni has been kind enough to share some of his brilliant photography with us. For a complete look at his images from the trip please visit his website.
For more information on fly fishing Christmas island and prices and bookings for 2011 please contact us viaemail or call on +44 1621743711.
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